Monday, November 9, 2009

Shrine

Oh Reader, I strongly suspect that I am extremely shallow. Today, we went to Bandra and went to boutique after boutique and looked at shoes of all shapes and colours. Finally in Sole to Soul, we were permitted to enter a tiny, secret little chamber, in a corner of the first floor. And Reader, that must be the place shoes get to go when they've been very very good. It was covered in black marble, and lit very flatteringly, with a luxurious red sofa right at the center. It smelled of incense and leather, that shrine to footwear. And heels, toweringly, frighteningly high heels surrounded us on all four sides, beribboned and belaced, in all shades of the rainbow.
I didn't buy any of those shoes. You don't buy the idols at a temple. You just look and worship and are happy.

5 comments:

  1. aah...there will be a time when we'll get the idols home nithya...

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  2. @Anon, I doubt if I'm particularly wise, but thank you :)
    @Gurveen, yeah we will! We'll loot the temple someday :D

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  3. Your Anonymous ReaderNovember 10, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    "Sole to Soul"

    That has to be, without a doubt, the most cheesiest yet brilliant name for a shoe store.
    :D

    As always, delightful wordplay Ms. Bronte.

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  4. @Anon, that's exactly what I though when I saw it first!
    And, thank you. As always, you are far, far too kind.

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